Brian, I would guess your Camassia will bloom this year, though with less vigor (vigour) , as long as the emerging terminal flower buds have not been nipped off. The embryonic flower buds have already developed within the bulb the season prior to blooming (late summer?, Autumn?, Winter? -not sure of the exact timing) before they emerge in the current season. It will likely affect next year's bloom to a more or lesser extent as the grazing will have cut down on the plant's ability to photosynthesize. *Camassia leichtlinii* is native here in western Washington, USA, and can be quite abundant in some areas, but it is still grazed at my place in a rural location - some years cut to the ground repeatedly, some years just nipped. It is the aggravating, giant rats fickle deer doing the damage. They will leave a plant (plants) untouched for ten years or more, and then for some reason that is obscure to me, they will graze (feels more like attack) the plant with relish, only to leave it untouched the next season. - I can feel my blood pressure rising right now. The only solution I've found that works reliably for me is fencing. They will spend their days looking for a way to get past or over the fencing, but if the fencing is adequate and secure it prevents them from entering. If there's a weakness anywhere in the fencing, they *will* find it. This doesn't count the times I have forgetfully left the gate open, which they invariablY see as a sign - WELCOME! DELECTABLES HERE. COME IN! (However, I cannot vow for the literacy of the local deer.) Fencing is the best and only solution I've found so far. The only bulbs that have been left untouched (so far) in the open meadow are Galanthus and Cyclamen (but then, the slugs go after those, especially the blossoms). Irids and the Scillas are also grazed, but to a much, much lesser extent. Crocus tommasinianus, though always grazed on, seem to somehow survive (barely) year after year - ditto on slugs. This is all based on my own amateur, personal experience. Have no clue or experience with Badgers. Chin up! Cheers, and good luck. Mike Western Washington, USA cool mediterranean, zn. 7 On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 10:04 AM Brian Whyer via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > Hi > For 10+ years I have grown Camassia leichtlinii subsp. suksdorfii > 'Electra' to the extent I was worried about the numbers. It doesn't seed > but is a vigorous grower and my original single bulb from Avon Bulbs is > now 2+ square meters of dense growth, after separating out a few years > back and replanting. Last year I had a little spring damage on the new > growth but hardly noticeable when they were in flower, this year nearly > all the early growth has been eaten down to the ground/mulch. Deer > (which we have) are not supposed to eat Camassia but a few nights back I > happened to see a security light had been triggered during the night. I > now know we have visits from Badgers too; nice to watch, BUT!. There is > a well worn track along the hedge on the road side of our garden, > outside the chain link fencing. Now i know why; but it is turning the > corner we live on and coming in the open gateway presumably. Can't see > any tunnels; yet. > > My question is will they recover enough to flower this year, assuming no > more grazing? I have put plastic imitation chain link over them at > present held up a bit by empty pots. Don't really want to fence that > bed; but I could. Another plant in the same bed loses its flowers each > year to grazing. (forget name; like evergreen grape hyacinth) Time to > think about a secure garden ?? > > Brian, SE UK Chilterns > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…